Michigan City

Get in

By train

• South Shore Line. The South Shore Line is an interurban commuter line running from Chicago to South Bend that serves much of northern Indiana and has two stations in Michigan City, 11th Street and Caroll Avenue. The former is in the city's historic downtown. Its original station house is closed, so riders have to make do with a small passenger shelter at the tip of the adjacent parking lot. The later station is near Michigan City's southern border, in the railroad's depot and repair facilities. Late at night and early in the morning, South Shore Line trains only run between this station and South Bend. South Shore Line runs on a single track embedded in the middle of the street as it travels though Michigan City. When the train stops at 11th Street station, it literally stops in the middle of the street. The city designed special traffic lights that signal the cars not to travel on this section of the street when the train is picking up and dropping off passengers.

By plane

The closest commercial airport is the South Bend International Airport (SBN), which is in South Bend, Indiana.

• It is a great place for aspiring pilots to learn to fly.

Get around

The city is served by Michigan Transit, a municipal bus network that operates Mondays-Saturdays. The buses run once every hour. The network is made up of four one-directional routes that begin and end at Michigan City Public Library. Every route also stops at Marquette Mall at some point. Route 1 serves the city center, as well as the southern neighborhoods and the Washington Park area. Route 2 serves serves the center, southern and south-eastern neighborhoods. Route 3 passes through eastern and southern neighborhoods. Finally, Route 4 passes through the city's West Side before connecting to the southern neighborhoods.

Go next

• Indiana Dunes National Park – beaches, dunes, and a variety of plants and animals on the shores of Lake Michigan